What is the Tanooki Suit? I play the game a lot but don't know the proper names for everything.
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stephiNov 10 '11 at 20:24

@stephi - its what Mario is wearing after you pick up/use the Item that looks like a leaf. :)
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Ashley Nunn♦Nov 10 '11 at 20:32

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@stephi: No, the leaf just gives you the racoon tail. The Tanooki Suit looks more like a teddy bear. It gives you the ability to fly (like the leaf/racoon tail) but also gives you the ability to briefly turn into an indestructible statue.
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Craig WalkerNov 11 '11 at 16:01

Tankooni suits are found in toad houses later in the game. This is a link to a video of a tankooni suite (for those who asked what it was, @stephi). youtube.com/…
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user237104Jul 29 '13 at 0:16

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LEVEL 4-5: Later on, you'll see a
brick in the sky. Bounce off the
bullets to hit it. A vine will
spawn. Do the same thing to get up to
it and climb it. You get a tanooki
suit! Hit the P-Block and follow the
coins to safety.

WORLD 5

MUSHROOM HOUSE: Grab a tanooki suit
now!

LEVEL 5-5: Whoever thought up this
level should be shot! Go down the
second pipe for a tanooki suit, but
careful not to get any leaves or it
goes to waste.

MUSHROOM HOUSE: If you're lucky, you get a tanooki suit.

WORLD 7

MUSHROOM HOUSE: This one is interesting. It only vends Tanooki suits,
hammer suits, and frog suits. hehe.

FORTRESS: The fourth block on the top of that overhang is a P-Block. You
can imagine what that does.... ;) However, it'll create a door which
has a Tanooki suit ready for you. DO NOT get the fireflower or you're
screwed. Time is of the essence on this level.

NES--Most--if not all--of the Tanooki/Hammer suits in the first red/brown or blue mushroom houses(depending on which of the houses you see first on the map) in each world are in the first box. Second and additional houses have a different location and maybe the same box every time, too. I don't know if every cartridge is exactly like this or not, but it probably denotes a pattern that allows you to collect a lot of goodies. So, if it is not your first box for you, it's probably the same box in your cartridge. The orange/golden houses appear to be far more random, but Frog suits appear to be really easy to get in most of the houses that have them. It can be like "stealing"; I have gotten to the point that I hate Mushrooms and feel indifferent about Fiery Flowers.

SNES(...All-Stars)--Most--if not all--of the Tanooki/Hammer suits are in the middle box of those same first houses. Again, everything follows the same pattern.

What makes you think there is a patter in the boxes? I'm asking because I remember hearing somewhere that the item you get is actually decided the moment you step into a mushroom house.
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DJ PirtuNov 6 '14 at 8:49